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FreeMind

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Free and open source, Java-based mind-mapping app for the desktop featuring a hierarchical editor that emphasizes folding.

Example: Computer

License model

  • Free • Open Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • DE flagGermany
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
Example: languages for presentation
FreeMind alternatives  
Discontinued

Last version from 2016. See https://sourceforge.net/projects/freemind/files/

3.5 / 5 Avg rating (11)
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Features

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  1.  Mind Mapping
  2.  Works Offline
  3.  Brainstorming
  4.  Simple installation
  5.  Hierarchical Structure
  6.  Distraction-free Writing
  7.  Mind Map view
  8.  Shortcut keys
  9.  Java based
  10.  Knowledge Management
  11.  Minimap

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FreeMind information

  • Developed by

    DE flagChristian Foltin

  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.5 (11 ratings)

  • Alternatives

    105 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 15 comments and reviews about FreeMind, and it has gotten 472 likes

FreeMind was added to AlternativeTo by Romain on Apr 14, 2009 and this page was last updated Nov 27, 2020.

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Comment summary: FreeMind is appreciated for its simplicity and effectiveness in mind mapping but faces criticism for its outdated appearance and technical issues, particularly on newer systems. Users express concern about its development status, with some citing it as potentially obsolete due to infrequent updates and compatibility issues, prompting them to consider Freeplane as a modern alternative. Despite these concerns, many still enjoy using FreeMind for personal projects.
Top Positive Comment
cgabt
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Oct 31, 2017
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Been using it for almost a decade. On Windows 10 it has some bugs. The last stable version was written in 2014 (see sourceforge )

You should be fine if running it under Windows 7

Top Negative Comment
thisvision
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Aug 30, 2011
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If you want to keep using the FreeMind codebase I'd recommend sticking with the Freeplane fork rather than FreeMind.

They're taking care of the .mm community quite well so far.

nihcap
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Feb 21, 2024
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Obsolete. Even when launching it shows a message asking to install Java 1.5 (a very old and now unsafe version of Java) in order to properly run Freemind. So, I uninstalled Freemind and now I'm using Freeplane, which is a modern and powerful alternative.

ab1
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Jan 17, 2022
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I can't open old .mm file which has been created using older version of this program.

Guest
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Jan 7, 2022
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Simple and free!

jmartins
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Oct 14, 2020
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I don't believe this project has been discontinued. Latest update is 2019-12-11.

faceinvader
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May 3, 2019
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FreeMind is my favorite mind map tool, it's free, easy to use and looks simple and clean.

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What is FreeMind?

FreeMind is a premier free mind-mapping software written in Java. The recent development has hopefully turned it into high productivity tool. We are proud that the operation and navigation of FreeMind is faster than that of MindManager because of one-click "fold / unfold" and "follow link" operations.

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